diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 026645c418b0..24182fbc6a71 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ s32 rtw_make_wlanhdr (struct adapter *padapter , u8 *hdr, struct pkt_attrib *pat
 	u8 qos_option = false;
 
 	int res = _SUCCESS;
-	u16 *fctrl = &pwlanhdr->frame_ctl;
+	__le16 *fctrl = &pwlanhdr->frame_ctl;
 
 	struct sta_info *psta;